Chapter 149: One Strike Decides the OutcomeThe fight between Neji and Naruto drew frequent cheers from the audience, who called it spectacular, especially after Naruto took the initiative to increase the intensity of his attacks.Neji was convinced; Naruto had not lied to him. It seemed he was truly fine now, so Neji also became serious, preparing to use his Eight Trigrams Palms.However, this level of intensity was clearly not enough to deal with Naruto. Even though Neji had pushed his Byakugan to its absolute limit, he still could not find a single weakness in Naruto.Slowly, he began to fall into a disadvantage. During the attack, Neji chose not to use Senjutsu, because he knew that would be futile, as Naruto's mastery of Senjutsu was far superior to his own.If he wanted to contend with him, he had no choice but to use his own Ninjutsu. Therefore, he shifted from offense to defense, taking a stance, and prepared to use Rotation to face his opponent.This was a method he had only recently developed: combining Senjutsu with Rotation. Although he knew in his heart that even this would not allow him to defeat Naruto, at the very least, it would allow him to hold out for a while.Seeing Neji in this state, Naruto paused his attack and looked at his opponent with interest. The two stood there in the arena, facing off against each other.Naruto knew that because Neji had already removed the Caged Bird curse seal, his Byakuganno longer had any blind spots.If he wanted to break through this Absolute Defense, any other moves would be futile. The only way was to go head-to-head and use a technique that Neji couldn't parry to shatter his Rotation from the front.Naruto did not want to waste time with any more probing. He decided that the next move would be the moment to decide the outcome; this way, he could also save a portion of his Chakra.He extended his right hand and began to gather Chakra. At the same time, he concentrated both Senjutsu and the power of the Nine-Tailed into it. He prepared to use the new technique he had only recently learned, the Rasengan, to end the match.A rapidly spinning sphere of Chakra appeared in Naruto's hand. Seeing this, Neji frowned. After sensing the terrifying fluctuation of Chakracontained within it, his expression became increasingly solemn.He understood that, judging by the terrifying aura of this move, he was likely in grave danger. It seemed this match was about to end; the next strike would surely be a thunderous one.But Neji did not choose to give up. He channeled all of his own Chakra and began to unleash his Rotation in advance, spinning at high speed.However, the two of them were unaware that there were many people in the arena who, upon seeing the technique Naruto was using, were astonished. They all knew this technique was the trump card of the Fourth Hokage.Two representative figures among them were Danzo and the Third Hokage. Upon seeing the Rasengan, they were both taken aback, as they had not seen this technique for a very long time.However, they soon realized the truth. They knew that this move had likely been taught to Naruto by that guy, Jiraiya, because, apart from him, they truly could not think of anyone else who knew this technique and would have specifically taught it to Naruto.The two on the field had no time to consider what others were thinking. Once his specially prepared Rasengan was ready, Naruto did not hesitate and charged straight toward Neji."Rasengan!"
